Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-024

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telephone operations

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:30 PM–4:36 PM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation799-024 on Tape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:30 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:36 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place outgoing telephone calls to Mr. Stone and Mr. Gallin. This brief administrative interaction facilitates the President's personal communication with these two individuals. No other substantive policy or political matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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to place the calls for Mr. Stone and Mr. Gallin.
Thank you.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 799-24

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 31-67]

Also recorded on October 16, 1972

  • 031-067 4:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm.
  • 799-025 4:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm.
  • 031-068 4:36 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and W. Clement Stone talked on the telephone from 4:36 pm to 4:37 pm.
  • 799-026 4:36 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and W. Clement Stone met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:36 pm to 4:37 pm.
  • 799-027 4:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 031-069 4:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:45 pm.
  • 031-070 4:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert A. Forst talked on the telephone from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 799-028 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 799-024, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-024 (accessed October 1, 2026).